Demon Forums 2019.0 Data Breach
ObscureIQ Breach Intelligence
Low SeverityWebsite / service breach
Demon Forums Hacking Community Breach (2019): 53K Member Accounts Exposed via vBulletin
Cybercrime discussion and illicit trade.
Verified by ObscureIQ Intelligence
34/100Breach Risk Index
25Data Value
10Market Recency
2652dSince Breach
Breach Intelligence Summary
Entity: Demon Forums · Actor: Unknown · Sources: 8 references
Attack: Unknown
Profile: Threat Actor Infrastructure · Cybercrime discussion and illicit trade · Hacking forum · Global
Timeline: Breach (2019-02-20) · Indexed (Apr 04, 2019) · Year (2019.0)
Exposure: 53K records · 3 fields: Email Address, Password, Username
Status: Confirmed
Executive Summary
In February 2019, the hacking forum Demon Forums suffered a data breach exposing about 52,000 accounts. The vBulletin-based site exposed usernames, email addresses, and passwords stored as salted MD5 hashes.
ObscureIQ assessment: Exposure enables criminal-network mapping, blackmail, retaliation, and law-enforcement targeting. Forum records can also expose social and commercial ties among actors.
Breach Impact
The main significance is deanonymization of hacking-forum members; salted MD5 is crackable, exposing reused credentials.
About Demon Forums
Demon Forums was a hacking/cracking community forum (vBulletin-based).
Why They Hold Your Data
Hacking forums collect user accounts, messages, trade histories, service listings, and discussion records tied to illicit access and underground-market activity.
Data Points Exposed
3 verified field types
Email Address
Password Critical
Username
Field names are shown in full for clarity and search visibility. Canonical machine keys are emitted only in this page’s structured data.
Exploitation & Downstream Threats
Threat Activity:Low
Primary downstream threats:
- Credential stuffing against reused passwords across other platforms
- Targeted phishing campaigns using exposed email addresses
Threat vectors:
- Phishing, credential stuffing & account takeover
- Credential stuffing & account takeover
- Cross-platform tracking & credential stuffing
Recommended Actions
If you believe your information may be included:
Change Reused Passwords
Update this account and anywhere you reused the password; use a manager.
Enable MFA Everywhere
Turn on multi-factor authentication on email first, then financial accounts.
Report & Recover
If you spot misuse, start an official recovery plan and report fraud.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happened in the Demon Forums breach?▾
In February 2019, the hacking forum Demon Forums suffered a data breach exposing about 52,000 accounts. The vBulletin-based site exposed usernames, email addresses, and passwords stored as salted MD5 hashes.
What data was exposed?▾
Verified fields include Email Address, Password, Username.
What should I do if I was affected?▾
Change reused passwords, enable MFA, and (if identity or financial data is involved) freeze your credit and monitor your accounts.
Sources & References
Every claim on this page is traceable. This breach draws on:
Breach Index
Cross-source
9ghz
Cross-source
BreachForums_Official_Index
Cross-source
DataViper.io
Cross-source
Keeper
Cross-source
LeakBase.pw
Cross-source
leakfind
ObscureIQ Intelligence
ObscureIQ proprietary analysis
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